Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 724 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.Manav ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
13. 13.The students ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
15. 15.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
16. 16.The students ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
22. 22.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
24. 24.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
32. 32.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
35. 35.My brother ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
36. 36.When Dad called, my parents ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring

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